Transsexual prisoner Buse is on a hunger strike for 31 days after not being able to obtain a permission for a gender transformation surgery despite a court decree and a medical report.
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The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against conscientious objector Bülent Bektaş due to ‘making illegal organization propaganda’ by reacting against the Afrin Operation and making a call for people “not to perform military service” on the social media was held at Ankara 29th Assize Court.
The Twitter account of Aydın Aydoğan, who was wounded by a tear gas shell shot by the police during the Gezi Park protests, was closed.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation against six people, who were exposed to torture on the 500th day of the protests of those dismissed from profession with emergency decrees on Yüksel Street.
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Court of Appeals: Participating in demonstration not a crime despite lack of permission
by Dusun-Think4th Criminal Chamber of Gaziantep Regional Court signed a precedent and reversed the imprisonment sentence issued against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) member Nursel Aydoğan due to going to a hospital to receive the funerals of three Kurdish women politicians who died in Silopi.
Iğdır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office completed the investigation against Mezopotamya News Agency reporter Berzan Güneş, who was taken into custody on June 11th at a police control station while heading to central Şırnak to track news information and later arrested by the court he was transferred to.
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Investigation against artist Berna Laçin due to social media post against capital punishment
by Dusun-ThinkIstanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation against artist Berna Laçin due to ‘denigrating religious values of society’ with her Twitter post in which she reacted against the campaigns for the re-enactment of capital punishment.
The first hearing of the lawsuit against TV10 cameraman Kemal Demir and TV10 employee Kemal Karagöz was held at Istanbul 28th Assize Court.
The lawsuit against 20 protesters, who were taken into custody after a demonstration organized on Istiklal Street during the Gezi Park protests, concluded after five years of proceeding.
Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGI) announced the report on the rights violations against journalists in June.